Mountains
This is the tallest mountain in Greece where the gods were believed to live.
What is Mount Olympus?
This sea is located to the east of mainland Greece.
What is the Aegean Sea?
This is the largest island in Greece
What is Crete?
These were the two most famous city-states in Ancient Greece.
What are Athens and Sparta?
This describes Greece’s rocky and uneven coastline.
What is rugged?
These landforms made farming difficult because there wasn’t much flat land.
What are mountains?
This sea lies south of Greece and was important for trade.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This ancient civilization lived on the island of Crete.
Who were the Minoans?
This word means a city-state in Ancient Greece.
What is a polis?
This narrow strip of land connects two bigger pieces of land.
What is an isthmus?
Greek farmers had to build these on hillsides to grow crops.
What are terraces?
This sea lies between Greece and Italy.
What is the Ionian Sea?
This island is known for its volcanic eruptions and stunning views.
What is Santorini?
Ancient Greece had many of these because mountains kept communities apart.
What are city-states?
This was the home of the famous oracle who advised the gods.
What is Delphi?
Because of the mountains, most Greek communities developed in this way.
What is independently or as separate city-states?
The Greeks used this natural feature for travel, trade, and fishing.
What are the seas?
Living on these helped Greeks become expert sailors.
What are islands?
This southern part of Greece looks like a hand with fingers.
What is the Peloponnesus?
This natural feature helped the Greeks trade with other lands.
What are the seas?
These made communication between Greek regions slow and difficult.
What are mountains?
Because of the seas, Greeks became skilled at ___ and _________.
What is sailing and shipbuilding?
These surrounded Greece and encouraged trade and exploration.
What are islands?
This city-state was known for creating the first democracy.
What is Athens?
Because of their geography, Greeks often built these high up for defense.
What are acropolises (or an acropolis)?